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Art and religion in the work of A. W. N. Pugin: a study with special reference to Pugin's literary achievement
Thesis
Simpson, D. Art and religion in the work of A. W. N. Pugin: a study with special reference to Pugin's literary achievement. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/412959

In a General Introduction which forms the first chapter, the provenance of the ideas propagated by Pugin in his work, and of the European Gothic Revival movement in more general terms, is examined. The exchange of ideas between Pugin and his colleagu... Read More about Art and religion in the work of A. W. N. Pugin: a study with special reference to Pugin's literary achievement.

Some aspects of the treatment of the industrial and urban working classes in British prose fiction, 1832-1914
Thesis
Miles, E. C. Some aspects of the treatment of the industrial and urban working classes in British prose fiction, 1832-1914. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413519

This study of attitudes to and the presentation of the industrial and urban working classes in prose fiction written between 1832 and 1914 begins with two chapters on the urban environment. The first, which concentrates on books written before 1880,... Read More about Some aspects of the treatment of the industrial and urban working classes in British prose fiction, 1832-1914.

The questioning of an absolute in the art of T.S. Eliot
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Gledhill, . S. J. The questioning of an absolute in the art of T.S. Eliot. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413534

T. S. Eliot's Unitarian family background coupled with his interest in Idealism provided him with a particular view of life which invaded his early poetry and criticism. The intellectual climate at Harvard University during Eliot's undergraduate and... Read More about The questioning of an absolute in the art of T.S. Eliot.

Oscar Wilde and Frederick Rolfe: two Catholic converts in 1890s' english literature
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Cruise, C. Oscar Wilde and Frederick Rolfe: two Catholic converts in 1890s' english literature. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415433

This thesis begins with an examination of a theme crucial to the understanding of the role of Catholicism - its drawbacks and attractions - for the English would-be convert. I choose to look initially at two converts, Thomas Arnold jnr and 'John Oliv... Read More about Oscar Wilde and Frederick Rolfe: two Catholic converts in 1890s' english literature.

Some aspects of the Romano-British Church of the fourth and fifth centuries
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Some aspects of the Romano-British Church of the fourth and fifth centuries. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416856

Evidence for the Baptismal and Eucharistic liturgies used by the Romano-British Church of the fourth and fifth centuries is at the moment confined to a few incidental references in the writings of St. Patrick and of fEastidiusf - in so far as these r... Read More about Some aspects of the Romano-British Church of the fourth and fifth centuries.